Recaps

Nezha killed the Patrolling Sea Yaksha and, driven into the Kalpa Tribulation, fought Ao Bing after the Dragon Prince came to avenge his subordinate. Ao Guang refused to rescue his son and prepared the Dragon Clan for war as Nezha defeated and grievously wounded Ao Bing.

• Nezha killed the Patrolling Sea Yaksha, unleashed waves across the East Sea, and roasted the Yaksha's corpse.
• Ao Bing learned of the Yaksha's death and went to confront Nezha while Ao Guang ordered the Dragon Clan not to help his son and to prepare for an attack on Golden Ao Island if he died.
• Ao Bing attacked Nezha and threatened Li Jing and Lady Yin, provoking Nezha to fight him with his spiritual weapons.
• Nezha bound Ao Bing with Huntian Ling, battered him with the Universe Ring, and stabbed him in the spine with the Fire-Tipped Spear.
• Ao Guang watched Ao Bing's defeat and called his son useless.

Nezha killed Ao Bing and turned his scales and Dragon Tendon into a belt, while Ying Long secretly preserved Ao Bing’s spirit and returned him to the Dragon Transformation Pool. After Ao Bing learned that Ao Guang had helped arrange his defeat and received Qiongqi’s blood essence, Primordial Heavenly Venerate lured Sect Master Tongtian away from Golden Ao Island.

• Nezha wounded Ao Bing, pulled out his Dragon Tendon, and roasted his body after shrinking and skewering him.
• Ying Long secretly sent Ao Bing’s True Spirit and primordial spirit to the Dragon Transformation Pool, where he began to recover.
• Ao Guang slapped Ao Bing, scolded him for remaining stubborn, and ordered him to join Earth Ancestor Zhen Yuanzi in opening up the chaos once restored.
• Ao Guang admitted he had been part of the plan, gave Ao Bing Qiongqi’s blood essence to restore his foundations, and prepared to move against Chentang Pass and the Interception Sect.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate invited Sect Master Tongtian to the Western Teachings under the pretense of discussing the Dao, and Tongtian left Golden Ao Island with him.

The Two Sages of the West and Primordial Heavenly Venerate trapped Sect Master Tongtian in a plot against the Interception Sect, while Nezha realized he might have caused the flood at Chentang Pass. The chapter left Tongtian watching the coming conflict and Nezha panicking over his role in the disaster.

• Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin discussed why the Western Teachings had joined Primordial Heavenly Venerate against the Interception Sect and prepared for Tongtian to retaliate.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Sect Master Tongtian arrived at Spirit Mountain, where the Two Sages of the West and Primordial Heavenly Venerate sealed Tongtian in a magical array.
• Saint Jieyin revealed that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had lent him the Witch-Slaying Sword, and Tongtian sent the Primordial Measure Sword to fight it while he stayed sealed in the void.
• Saint Zhunti took Tongtian's wine and poured drinks as the three saints kept him contained, while Tongtian waited to see how his disciples would fare.
• Nezha gave Li Jing a belt and presented Lady Yin with a robe made from Ao Bing's scales, then realized that his actions might have caused the East Sea Dragon King's flood at Chentang Pass.

After Nezha confessed to killing Ao Bing, Li Jing beat him and turned him over to the East Sea Dragon King to protect Chentang Pass. The Dragon King’s soldiers then uncovered a rainbow-colored skirt in Nezha’s bedding, leaving everyone wondering why he had it.

• Li Jing beat Nezha after learning he had killed the Patrolling Sea Yaksha and tortured Ao Bing, then ordered him to flee to Golden Ao Island.
• Nezha rejected Li Jing’s help and accused him of cowardice as the East Sea Dragon King arrived over Chentang Pass with tens of thousands of soldiers.
• Li Jing denied knowing about the belt made from dragon tendons and scales, then secretly hid Lady Yin’s rainbow-colored skirt under Nezha’s covers.
• Nezha attacked Li Jing, but Li Jing trapped him beneath the Eight-Treasure Exquisite Crystal Sarira Ruyi Golden Pagoda and offered to hand him over to Ao Guang.
• A Shrimp Soldier and Crab General found a rainbow-colored skirt in Nezha’s bedding, prompting surprise from the Dragon King’s party.

Nezha confronted Li Jing over his rejection, severed his ties with the Li family, and then reconciled with the East Sea Dragon King after learning Ao Bing was recovering. The chapter ended with Ao Guang offering to make Nezha his sworn son, while pointedly reminding Li Jing that he had lost his chance.

• Nezha declared that he was severing his ties with Li Jing and Lady Yin as his anger and demonic aura surged.
• Lady Yin pleaded with the East Sea Dragon King to spare Nezha, while Li Jing pulled her away and insisted Nezha should answer for the calamity he caused.
• Nezha asked Li Jing whether he had ever truly regarded him as a son, and Li Jing admitted that he had only felt that way for a moment.
• Nezha accepted Li Jing's answer, freed himself from Lady Yin, and asked Ao Guang how Ao Bing was doing.
• Ao Guang told Nezha that Ao Bing was rebuilding his dragon body and agreed to make Nezha his sworn son, even if Ao Bing refused.

Nezha severed his ties with Li Jing and Lady Yin, while the saints argued over the virtues of their disciples and sects. Primordial Heavenly Venerate exposed the Western Teachings’ hypocrisy, attained enlightenment, and reached the Mid Heavenly Dao Saint stage.

• Nezha returned Ao Bing’s rainbow dress and sash to Ao Guang, then bid farewell to Lady Yin and declared that he would sever his father-son ties with Li Jing and his bond of motherly grace with Lady Yin.
• Ao Bing completed his dragon transformation in the Dragon Transformation Pool and forgave Nezha, recognizing that the Kalpa Tribulation had driven their conflict.
• Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin lamented that Nezha had joined Tongtian’s Interception Sect, while Tongtian condemned them and worried about the attack on Golden Ao Island.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate criticized the Western Teachings for accepting wicked beings, and Jieyin defended their conversion of disciples.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate cited the Human Race skeletons at Shituoling and Arhat Fuhu’s crimes, then attained enlightenment and advanced to the Mid Heavenly Dao Saint stage.

Nezha severed his ties with Li Jing and his wife by destroying his body, while Zhao Gongming arrived from Golden Ao Island and gave him permission. Nezha’s True Spirit vanished, leaving only a Remnant Soul, and Zhao Gongming returned to defend Golden Ao Island.

• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate broke through to the Middle Heavenly Dao Saint realm as Saint Zhunti reflected on fate and karma.
• Nezha cut off his flesh in front of Li Jing and his wife, intending to sever their ties.
• Zhao Gongming arrived wounded and told Nezha that the Heavenly Origin Sect disciples had attacked Golden Ao Island.
• Nezha asked Zhao Gongming’s permission to sever ties with Li Jing and his wife, and Zhao Gongming agreed after Ao Guang urged him to let Nezha follow his path.
• Nezha destroyed his body and shattered the Three Flowers on the Crown, leaving only a Remnant Soul as Zhao Gongming grieved.
• Zhao Gongming criticized Li Jing, said farewell to Ao Guang, and returned to Golden Ao Island.

Nuwa restored Nezha’s Primordial Spirit and True Spirit while Ying Long headed for Spirit Mountain to pressure Tongtian. At Golden Ao Island, the Chan Sect and Western Teachings tried to force the Interception Sect to surrender, and the chapter ended as they projected Tongtian’s battle with the Two Sages of the West into the sky.

• Nuwa used the Origin of Creation to restore Nezha’s Remnant Soul, and Ying Long set out for Spirit Mountain.
• Guangchengzi and Medicine Master Buddha demanded that Duobao withdraw Golden Ao Island’s protective formation and submit the Interception Sect.
• Medicine Master Buddha claimed Tongtian had been imprisoned at Spirit Mountain, unsettling the Interception Sect disciples and drawing out Chang Er Ding Guang Xian’s wavering loyalty.
• Duobao denounced their claims and reassured the disciples that Tongtian could fight a Mid Heavenly Dao Saint and wielded the Primordial Measure Sword.
• Zhao Gongming returned to Golden Ao Island, healed and ready to fight, strengthening the Interception Sect’s resolve.
• Medicine Master Buddha summoned a projection of Tongtian fighting the Two Sages of the West, showing the Witch-Slaying Sword matching the Primordial Measure Sword.

Zhao Gongming rallied the Interception Sect disciples to defend Golden Ao Island while Sect Master Tongtian remained imprisoned on Spirit Mountain. As the attackers shattered the island’s formation, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian and hundreds of disciples defected to the Western Teachings.

• Zhao Gongming swore to fight the Chan Sect and Western Teachings and rallied the Interception Sect disciples to his side.
• Medicine Master Buddha, Guangchengzi, and Jiang Ziya attacked Golden Ao Island’s protective formation while Daoist Duobao directed the defenders.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze and Daoist Burning Lamp joined the assault, collapsing the formation and suppressing Golden Ao Island’s Earth Veins.
• Daoist Duobao prepared to fight to the death as the Interception Sect disciples faced the attackers without access to Innate Spiritual Qi.
• Chang Er Ding Guang Xian and hundreds of Interception Sect disciples knelt before Medicine Master Buddha and asked to join the Western Teachings.
• The remaining Interception Sect disciples condemned Chang Er Ding Guang Xian and threatened to kill him.

Wudang Holy Mother and the Interception Sect disciples clashed with the Western Teachings, while Yang Jian entered the battle and badly wounded Medicine Master Buddha. Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird then intervened to protect Yang Jian, leaving Maitreya Buddha and Fuhu the Arhat facing him.

• Wudang Holy Mother attacked Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, but Ksitigarbha summoned evil spirits from Hell to trap her.
• Daoist Duobao charged Guangchengzi, and Zhao Gongming led the Interception Sect disciples against the Western Teachings as Medicine Master Buddha fought Zhao Gongming.
• Yang Jian appeared with Howling Celestial Dog and shattered Medicine Master Buddha's defense with one strike.
• Yang Jian refused Bai Ze's demand to leave, promising to target only Maitreya Buddha and Fuhu the Arhat.
• Bai Ze used Buddha Kingdom in Palm against Yang Jian, but Kong Xuan destroyed it with Five-Colored Divine Light.
• The Golden-winged Great Peng Bird confronted Daoist Burning Lamp while Kong Xuan protected Yang Jian.

Yang Jian killed Maitreya Buddha and Subduing Dragon Arhat Fuhu after the Western Sages allowed him to act. Yang Jian then appealed to Haotian to have Fuhu destroyed completely, and Haotian sought the assembled gods’ judgment.

• The Future Buddha Bai Ze agreed that Yang Jian could attack Fuhu and Maitreya Buddha, provided he did not interfere with the Western Teachings’ and Chan Sect’s plans.
• Maitreya Buddha attacked Yang Jian with his spirit treasures, but Yang Jian destroyed them and killed him, sending his True Spirit and primordial spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Fuhu begged Yang Jian for mercy, but Yang Jian rejected him and killed him, after which his spirit began drifting toward the list.
• Yang Jian asked Haotian to destroy Fuhu completely, citing his slaughter of countless Human Race beings.
• Taibai Jinxing and Xing Tian supported punishing Fuhu, and Xing Tian offered to escort him to the Immortal Execution Platform and broadcast the execution.

Haotian ordered Xing Tian to erase Fuhu completely, while Ying Long offered to protect the Interception Sect if its female disciples joined Hongmeng Immortal Palace. Wudang Holy Mother accepted the idea, and the other women appeared tempted as the sect faced a choice.

• Haotian commanded Xing Tian to destroy Fuhu's Primordial Spirit and True Spirit, and Xing Tian carried out the sentence at the Immortal Execution Platform.
• The Two Sages of the West and Primordial Heavenly Venerate kept Sect Master Tongtian trapped on Spirit Mountain as Ying Long asked to enter.
• Ying Long told Sect Master Tongtian that Wudang Holy Mother, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, Fire Spirit Holy Mother, Fairy Caiyun, and Immortal Hanzhi should serve her husband in exchange for her protection.
• On Golden Ao Island, Wudang Holy Mother volunteered to join Hongmeng Immortal Palace to help the Interception Sect, and Zhao Gongming teased her about wanting to become the Immortal Emperor's Dao Companion.
• Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, Fire Spirit Holy Mother, Fairy Caiyun, and Immortal Hanzhi blushed, suggesting they were also tempted.

At Spirit Mountain, Ying Long negotiated with the Western Sages, Sect Master Tongtian, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate over the Interception Sect’s fate. The leaders accepted the terms, leaving the sect weakened but securing Tongtian’s promise to join Hongmeng Immortal Palace if the sect fell.

• Ying Long offered the Two Sages of the West a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and Arhat Dragon-Subduing access to the Dragon Transformation Pool in exchange for protecting the Interception Sect.
• Saint Jieyin pressured Sect Master Tongtian to send six female disciples to Hongmeng Immortal Palace, and Tongtian agreed under pressure.
• Tongtian requested the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Ying Long offered only the Four Swords of Zhuxian and kept the formation diagram; Tongtian accepted and promised to join Hongmeng Immortal Palace if the Interception Sect fell.
• Ying Long lent Primordial Heavenly Venerate the Qiankun Cauldron for a thousand years and offered Huanglong Zhenren access to the Dragon Transformation Pool.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate agreed on the condition that Heavenly Dao Saints would not intervene unless a sect faced extinction and Hongmeng Immortal Palace would not help the Interception Sect again.

Dong Wanggong returned to Penglai after cultivating with four women and welcomed six former disciples of Tongtian who had severed ties with the Interception Sect. In Chaoge, Di Xin ordered the construction of the Pool of Wine and Forest of Meat and summoned the Four Great Vassals, leaving their fate in doubt.

• Ying Long gave the Jinghong Sword to the Two Sages of the West, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate took the Qiankun Cauldron to reforge treasures for his disciples.
• Ying Long brought Wudang Holy Mother, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guili, Fire Spirit Holy Mother, Fairy Caiyun, and Immortal Hanzhi to Penglai after they severed their ties to Tongtian and the Interception Sect.
• Dong Wanggong finished nearly ten thousand years of cultivation with Hu Xian'er, Feng Qingqing, Yu Qing, and Su Daji, then returned with them to the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Nuwa confronted Dong Wanggong about Ying Long's recruitment of Tongtian's disciples, and the Dao Companions gathered in the palace.
• Di Xin ordered You Hun, Fei Zhong, and Bi Gan to oversee construction of the Pool of Wine and Forest of Meat and Deer Terrace, then summoned the Four Great Vassals to Chaoge under threat of invasion.
• The Four Great Vassals received Di Xin's command and faced a difficult choice over whether to come to Chaoge.

Marquis Ji Chang of the West was imprisoned after Di Xin suppressed the Four Great Vassals, while Lei Zhenzi became Yun Zhongzi’s disciple. Three years later, Dong Wanggong offered Nezha two ways to rebuild his body, leaving Nezha to choose between them.

• Marquis Ji Chang met his hundredth son, Lei Zhenzi, on the road to Chaoge, and Yun Zhongzi took the boy as his disciple.
• Di Xin executed Chong Houhu and E Chongyu, confined Jiang Huanchu in Chaoge, and imprisoned Marquis Ji Chang after the Four Great Vassals arrived.
• Dong Wanggong and his Dao Companions cultivated for three years in the Primordial World, advancing their cultivation in Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Sect Master Tongtian and Zhao Gongming brought Nezha’s Primordial Spirit and True Spirit to meet Dong Wanggong and Nuwa.
• Zhao Gongming asked Dong Wanggong to help Nezha rebuild his body, and Dong Wanggong offered him a chaotic Dao body forged from half of Buzhou Mountain or a foundation made with Heavenly Dao Origin.

Nezha entered the Heaven Burying Demon Pagoda to temper his spirit and rebuild his body, while Sect Master Tongtian returned to the Interception Sect planning to strike at the Chan Sect. On Kunlun Mountain, Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao, whose preparations for the Investiture of the Gods had been strengthened with powerful treasures.

• Dong Wanggong brought Nezha to the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor, who sent him into the Heaven Burying Demon Pagoda with Buzhou Mountain to undergo brutal tempering.
• Sect Master Tongtian threatened to train Zhao Gongming with the Four Swords of Zhuxian and accepted his excuse that the Interception Sect needed to deal with Jiang Ziya and Immortal Weng of the South Pole.
• Dong Wanggong released Sect Master Tongtian from his debt and invited him to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace; Tongtian left with Zhao Gongming still intending to challenge the Chan Sect and Western Teachings.
• Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao reached Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal on Kunlun Mountain, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate gave Shen Gongbao a High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure and Jiang Ziya the Top-grade Weak Water Mysterious Armor.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to the Jade Void Palace and asked whether they knew why he had called them there.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to aid Xi Qi in the Campaign Against Shang and gave Jiang Ziya the Wordless Heavenly Book. As the three descended toward Chaoge to investigate and rescue Ji Chang, Shen Gongbao secretly prepared a trap to kill Jiang Ziya.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate sent Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to support Xi Qi and ordered them to put every Jie Sect Disciple on the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate gave Jiang Ziya the Wordless Heavenly Book and assigned Immortal Weng of the South Pole to escort them to Xi Qi.
• Shen Gongbao proposed that they go to Chaoge first to gather information and try to rescue Ji Chang, and Jiang Ziya agreed.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Jiang Ziya, and Shen Gongbao left Kunlun Mountain and traveled toward Chaoge.
• Shen Gongbao secretly sent a message to Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming, then led the group into a trap he had prepared for Jiang Ziya.

Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming ambushed Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Jiang Ziya, and Shen Gongbao in a Pseudo Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Shen Gongbao revealed his betrayal, and after Immortal Weng was killed and taken by the Investiture of the Gods List, Shen Gongbao turned on Jiang Ziya.

• Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming prepared the Pseudo Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and waited for Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Jiang Ziya, and Shen Gongbao to enter it.
• Zhao Gongming and Daoist Duobao attacked the trapped trio, leaving them unable to break the formation or defend themselves.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole used his blood to awaken the power in his Coiled Dragon Staff and call for Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s help.
• Shen Gongbao pretended to heal Immortal Weng, then stabbed him in the back with the Fang Tian Hua Ji as Zhao Gongming struck his head and Daoist Duobao destroyed his soul and True Spirit.
• The Investiture of the Gods List took Immortal Weng to the Heavenly Court, while Zhao Gongming stripped Jiang Ziya of his treasures and handed Immortal Weng’s treasures to Shen Gongbao.
• Shen Gongbao explained his resentment toward the Chan Sect and stabbed Jiang Ziya in the chest.

Shen Gongbao joined the Interception Sect after killing Jiang Ziya, while Jiang Ziya was restored by Primordial Heavenly Venerate and sent to Xi Qi. Sect Master Tongtian made Shen Gongbao his personal disciple and sent him to Chaoge to aid Di Xin.

• Shen Gongbao gave Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming three spiritual treasures and agreed to become Sect Master Tongtian’s personal disciple.
• Jiang Ziya’s spirit returned to Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who restored him, taught him Daoist methods and military knowledge, and sent him to Xi Qi with the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
• Shen Gongbao appealed to Sect Master Tongtian by recounting his grievances against the Chan Sect and vowing to oppose it.
• Sect Master Tongtian accepted Shen Gongbao as his personal disciple and taught him the Shangqing Dao Method.
• Sect Master Tongtian sent Shen Gongbao to Chaoge to help Human King Di Xin remove treacherous ministers and stabilize Great Shang.

Bo Yikao and Xi Qi’s ministers debated how to rescue Marquis Ji Chang of the West from Chaoge after seven years of imprisonment. Jiang Ziya proposed winning over Di Xin’s favored officials, while Marquis of Jizhou Su Hu urged Bo Yikao and Ji Fa to offer themselves as hostages if the plan failed.

• Bo Yikao described the strain of leading Xi Qi without his imprisoned father and asked the ministers to devise a rescue plan.
• Marquis of Jizhou Su Hu proposed seizing Bi Gan, Shang Rong, or Wen Zhong and exchanging them for Marquis Ji Chang, but Ji Fa rejected the plan as treasonous.
• Jiang Ziya suggested bribing Fei Zhong and You Hun, offering Di Xin treasures, and seeking help from Bi Gan and Shang Rong.
• Ji Fa asked what they would do if the rescue failed, and Su Hu urged Bo Yikao and Ji Fa to go to Chaoge as hostages in exchange for their father.
• San Yisheng rebuked Su Hu for endangering Xi Qi’s leaders, while Su Hu tearfully accused the brothers of risking their father’s life if they refused.

Bo Yikao and Ji Fa resolved to travel to Chaoge with the Jizhou Ding to seek Marquis Ji Chang’s release, despite Jiang Ziya’s misgivings. In Chaoge, Shen Gongbao formally asked Di Xin to take him into Great Shang’s service.

• Jiang Ziya warned that Ji Fa must not go to Chaoge, but Su Hu accused him of betrayal and begged to be killed for Xi Qi’s cause.
• Bo Yikao raised Su Hu, declared that he and Ji Fa would go to rescue their father, and Ji Fa agreed to bring the Jizhou Ding.
• Jiang Ziya assigned Arhat Dragon-Subduing to accompany them, and San Jisheng volunteered to negotiate with Di Xin and the court ministers.
• Bo Yikao, Ji Fa, Arhat Dragon-Subduing, and San Jisheng departed for Chaoge with several thousand people, treasures, and a thousand beauties.
• Di Xin summoned Shen Gongbao before the court, where Shen Gongbao praised the Human King and asked to serve Great Shang.

Di Xin appointed Shen Gongbao as Great Shang's Imperial Advisor, and Shen Gongbao won the court's favor by helping its ministers. Fei Zhong and You Hun were exposed by the Wordless Heavenly Book, but Di Xin upheld their loyalty and rewarded them.

• Di Xin made Shen Gongbao Great Shang's Imperial Advisor, and Shen Gongbao helped Grand Tutor Wen break through to the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal stage.
• Shen Gongbao gave the Coiled Dragon Staff to Grand Tutor Wen and the Weak Water Mysterious Armor to Yang Jian, then presented the Wordless Heavenly Book for the ministers to test.
• The Wordless Heavenly Book rejected Fei Zhong and You Hun, and Minister Shang Rong accused them of secretly dealing with Xi Qi and Marquis Ji Chang.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun insisted they had surrendered the bribes to the state treasury, while Bi Gan pleaded for them.
• Di Xin accepted their loyalty and rewarded Fei Zhong and You Hun with gold belts.

Bi Gan cultivated the Wordless Heavenly Book and reached the Early-stage Golden Immortal realm, strengthening Great Shang as Di Xin continued to neglect state affairs. Bo Yikao and Ji Fa arrived in Chaoge to seek Ji Chang’s release, but Bi Gan told them they would have to win over Fei Zhong and You Hun.

• Di Xin ordered Fei Zhong and You Hun to announce Bi Gan’s cultivation breakthrough and invite beautiful women from the vassal lords.
• Bi Gan mastered the Wordless Heavenly Book, reached the Early-stage Golden Immortal realm, and vowed to eliminate Great Shang’s rebels.
• Di Xin entrusted state affairs to Bi Gan, Shang Rong, Fei Zhong, and You Hun while he indulged in his harem.
• Bo Yikao, Ji Fa, and San Yisheng arrived in Chaoge to seek Ji Chang’s release, but the king’s guards barred them from the royal city.
• Bi Gan met the visitors and said he could write a memorial, but they would need to find a way to get Fei Zhong and You Hun to approve it.

Bi Gan agreed to submit a memorial seeking Ji Chang’s pardon, while secretly plotting against Bo Yikao and Ji Fa. Fei Zhong and You Hun extorted all the treasures Xi Qi had brought, and the story left them demanding further approval from You Hun.

• Bi Gan praised Bo Yikao and Ji Fa, promised to recommend them as officials, and privately resolved to deal with them.
• Bo Yikao, San Yisheng, and Ji Fa visited Fei Zhong and You Hun with carts of treasure and asked them to help free Ji Chang.
• Fei Zhong demanded all nearly one thousand carts of treasure and threatened to accuse Xi Qi of rebellion if they refused.
• Bo Yikao persuaded San Yisheng to surrender the treasure, and Xi Qi’s soldiers divided the carts equally between Fei Zhong and You Hun.
• Fei Zhong agreed to submit the memorial but said they still needed You Hun’s approval, prompting Bo Yikao to ask what treasure You Hun wanted.

You Hun demanded a Nine Provinces Cauldron and more treasure from Bo Yikao in exchange for helping free Marquis Ji Chang of the West, leaving Xi Qi with five days to meet his terms. Arhat Dragon-Subduing went to Xi Qi for the payment, while Jiang Ziya regretted how trapped they had become.

• You Hun demanded a Nine Provinces Cauldron from Bo Yikao and threatened that Marquis Ji Chang would die if the demand was not met.
• Ji Fa urged Bo Yikao to agree, and You Hun gave them five days to deliver a cauldron or face prison with Marquis Ji Chang.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun celebrated their scheme, then visited Bi Gan, who praised them and invited them to dinner.
• Bo Yikao, Ji Fa, and San Yisheng returned to the post station and told Arhat Dragon-Subduing what had happened.
• Arhat Dragon-Subduing traveled to Xi Qi for two thousand carts of treasure and a Nine Provinces Cauldron, while Jiang Ziya regretted their predicament.